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Camp East Montana to Open 1,000-Bed Migrant Facility at Fort Bliss

Under a $1.2 billion DOD contract, DHS will manage the site to decompress ICE facilities for deportation flights.

The Department of Defense plans to open an ICE detention facility at an El Paso-area military base as part of the Trump administration’s deportation effort, the political news publication The Hill reported. 
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Overview

  • Camp East Montana will begin operations on August 17 with 1,000 soft-sided beds staffed by ICE personnel on military grounds.
  • Contractors will add roughly 250 beds per week until reaching 3,000 and expand to 5,000 beds in the weeks and months ahead.
  • The center will decompress overcrowded ICE facilities and serve as a processing hub for deportation flights as part of a broader DHS use of military installations for migrant detention.
  • Acquisition Logistics LLC is building the facility under a $1.2 billion Department of Defense contract for temporary structures and site support.
  • Detainees will have access to legal representation, a law library and recreational areas under ICE oversight.